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ROY w. JONES ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 19, 1950 ALL RELAY SYSTEM IN WHICH LOCAL CALLED TELEPHONE LINE IS FED TALKING BATTERY FROM CONNEC- TOR OR REPEATER Roy W. Jones, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to Automatic Electric Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, III., a corporation of Delaware Application July 22, 1947, Serial No. 762,750

6 Claims.

The present invention relates in general to automatic telephone systems and more particularly to improvements in automatic switching equipment of the all relay type.

In the past it has been the general practice in all relay type telephone systems to have the connector furnish talking battery to the calling party at one point and to the called party at another point, the two points being separated from each other by means of condensers. It has been found to be advantageous on calls which include a trunk line in the connection to switch through the connector clear of all talking battery bridges and attachments. It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a connector of the all relay type which switches calls of a particular origin or destination, through the connector clear of all bridges and attachments.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a two way repeater which furnishes talking battery to the local subscriber on certain calls.

Other objects and features of the invention will become apparent upon a further perusal of the specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification.

The drawings when arranged as indicated in Figure 11, with adjoining lines abutting, represents a portion of an all relay type telephone system such as is disclosed in U. S. Patent 2,491,291 issued to John H. Voss et al. on December 13, 1949, but modified so as to attain the objectives hereinbefore stated. Figure 1 shows a well known simplex type toll trunk T leading to a two way repeater part of which is also shown in Figure 1. Figure 2 completes the repeater which terminates in a trunk line circuit M. Figures 3-10 show a linefinder connector link with an associated allotter. It is to be understood that in the interest of simplicity various units of the system are not shown complete but show only what is thought necessary to disclose the invention and the principal embodiments thereof. The call allotter in Figure 3 shows only suflicient group and unit relays to describe its operation, it being understood that a group relay such as 300, etc., is required for each 10 lines and a complete board requires 10 unit relays such as 320, etc. The allotter shown in Figures 3 and 4 is the well known cyclic type for pre-assigning the order in which idle links are used in extending successive calls.

In Figure 5 only a portion of a complete link is shown. It is understood that a group connect relay like tilt is required for each lines equipped 9 a total of such relays for 200 lines. Only 2 two of the five unitrelays and the unit switching relay 540 are shown.

In Figure 4 line restricting relays are shown. It is understood that a relay is provided for each group of ten lines having lines of a special service character. Two such relays, 420 and 480, are shown and should be considered as auxiliary relays to tens group relays 300 and M0. Such relays are effective only during the period that a finder is being extended to a calling line and further extends a special service line marking to a predetermined group restricting relay 930, 940 or 950 in the connector.

The connector group restricting relays are shown in Figure 9 and it is understood one relay or combination of relays is required for each restricted class of lines of which three relays 930, 940 and 950 are shown to provide four classes of restricted lines, together with a common call blocking relay 960. The latter is effective only if a connector group is called by an unauthorized line.

The time pulse generator 760' ringing interrupter 'lfil, the ringing generator and tone generator are well known and are only diagrammatically shown. It is understood such apparatus may be either of the relay or motor driven cam type.

Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 illustrate a 200 line all-relay type connector having 20 tens, or group, relays, five units relays and a switching unit relay, and other control relays. The general character of this apparatus is similar to that described in the aforementioned application and is well known. Briefly described it is of the 200 line type with a maximum of 20 parties per line. Four digits are required to call local stations of which the first digit determines the hundreds group and the station ringing group, the second digit determines the tens grou of the selected hundreds group, the third digit determines the individual line (unit) of the selected tens group, and the fourth digit determines the particular ringing signal of the selected group of signals. The trunk groups are selected by one digit numbers. Only two of the connector tens, or group, relays I030 and I040, two of the connector units relays, I0l0 and I026, and the units switching re lay I000 are shown in Figure 10 in order to simplify the description of the drawings. Each small trunk group can be considered as a sub-group of the tens group. A plurality of such sub-groups together with subscribers lines may be assigned within the same tens group provided the total 3 number of trunks and lines therein is not greater than 10.

The unit relays IMO and M28 previously mentioned are controlled direct from the counting relays, Figure 8, in response to a dialed third digit or are directively energized from trunk selecting relays (not shown) but similar to the ones shown in Figures 11, 14 and 15 in the above mentioned application.

Line terminals C280 are provided for access to remote supervisory apparatus and are the same as any other subscriber line except an additional conductor is provided over which additional dial pulses are repeated.

Having briefly described the purpose of the P equipment shown in the drawings, the operation of the system can be better understood by a description based on establishing a connection from a distant toll operator to a local subscribers line.

Referring now to Figures 1 and 2, the toll operator at the toll board'B in initiating a cal1 to asubscriber at the exchange in question, grounds conductor It)? in a well known manner through the Well known simplex type toll trunk T. Relay I energizes over the following circuit; from battery, upper winding of relay l3il, contacts I26, resistance R2, and contacts I23 to grounded conductor Ill'I. Relay I38 thus energized prepares a talk circuit at contacts ml, and completes an obvious energizing circuit for relay l at contacts I32. Relay H35 operates and closes a point in a circuit to relay 220 at contacts l39, opens. a timing circuit at contacts I31, opens the guard. lead at contacts I38 thus busying the repeater to other calls, and completes an obvious circuit to .the upper winding of relay Hill at contacts I36. Relay Iiiil operates over its upper winding and prepares a talking circuit at contacts 362 and H33, closes a point in a circuit to relay 255 at contacts I6 5, prepares a circuit for relay M0 atcontacts i 65, completes an obvious energizing circuit for relay H0 at contacts IE8, prepares a circuit for relay 125 at contacts lfil, completes a circuit to the lower winding of relay 550 at contacts I68, and opens a further point in the guard lead at contacts I69. Relay I'lil operates and disconnects relay lilo from the line at contacts lit and H2, closes a further point in a talking ciredit at contacts I73, and prepares a circuit for' the lower winding of relay Hill at contacts lit. The line relay 265m the trunk line circuit M will. now energizein series withthe upper winding of polar relay 159 as follows: from ground, upper winding of relay3265, contactsZQI, conductor 282,. contacts W2, conductor 2E2, repeater coil winding L1, make contacts ill, resistance R1, upper winding of relay I51), make contacts H2, repeater coil winding L2 conductor 203, contacts H53, Hi3, IZEI, conductor'2'll3, contacts 222, and lower winding of relay 265 to battery. Relay 2% thus energized connects ground at contacts 266 and 26? to conductors 28i and 288 respectively, the utility of which will be hereinafter described. Both windings of polar relay use are now energized but man opposing manner, hence relay I-5il will not: operate at this time.

Relay 265 also completes a circuit to relay 2-60 at-contacts 268. Relay26il operates and completes, at contacts 26d, a locking circuit for itself as follows; frombattery, winding of relay 260,. contacts 23!, conductor H5, contacts I64, conductor H4, lower winding of relay 255i and contacts 2t? to ground. The lower winding of relay' 253 is nOW shunted by ground on one side at 4 contacts 221 and ground on the other side at contacts 268, hence it will not operate at this time. The grounded conductors 280 and HI cause the allotter and finder to operate to find the calling line in a manner to be described hereinafter. It is thought sufficient at this point to say that the line finder finds the calling line and by virtue of the resistance bridge 569 in Figure 5 causes line relay Sill in Figure 6 to operate, which in turn operates various relays which cause various subsequent operations among which is the grounding of conductor .204at contact 642 through contacts 66H, conductor 594, contacts 545, 523, 5413 when the finder connects with the calling line. Ground on conductor 294 causes relays 2% and till] to operate in series. In operating relay 290 opens the energizing circuit of line relay 265 at contacts 292 and'29l. Relay 210 operates removing ground from conductors 280 and ZBI at contacts fill and 213. Relay 265 restores and opens the original energizing circuit of relay 26!! at contacts'263. Relay 265 in restoring opens further points in conductors 281i and 281 at contacts 266 and 261.

The tool operator now operates her dial mechanism to call the local subscribers number. Relay liill follows the impulses sent by the dial mechanism over conductor .lill in a .well known manner. During the dialing of each digit, relay ESE"! de-energizes a number of times corresponding to the digit dialed. Relay I35, at each mornentary de-energization, opens theloop circuit between conductors 202 and 2533 at contacts I3I and opens the energizing circuit for relay I35 at contacts I32. Relay 135 being a slow to release relay will remain operated during pulsing. The first de-energization of relay I30 closes an obvious circuit to relay lllfl at contacts I33. Relay we, also being a slow to release relay, remains operated during pulsing and short circuits the upper winding of relay I at contacts MI to prevent relay I50 from operating due to transient surges which might appear during pulsing, and to improve thepulsing circuit to the connector.

Th connector now responds to the dial pulses to connect the toll operator with the called party in a manner to be hereinafter described. When the called party answers the call the connector switches the talking conductors through at contactsfiill and 6% which indirectly causes ground to be removed from conductor 594 at contacts 642. Conductor 594 is still grounded however, by way of conductor 2%, and contacts 269, 25L and IE4, from ground at contacts 2M. It will be seen that relay 250 will now operate over its lower winding in series with relay'26fi as follows: from ground, contacts 24?, lower windingof relay 250, conductor H4, contacts I616, conductor H5, contacts 26I, andwinding of relay 26111 to battery. Relay 250 thus energized opens the energizing circuit of relay I'Ifl at contacts 25!. Relay I'Ill restores and completes an energizing circuit for relay I80 at back contacts HI and H2, provides a new path for talking current at contacts I13, and opens a circuit to the lower winding of relay I at contacts I'M. Relay I88 now operates and furnishes talking battery to the called party, completes an obvious circuit to relay 20!] at contacts I8I, and completes an energizing circuitfor relay I25 at contacts I82. Relay 20!! operates and connects ground at contacts 209 from contacts 24! to the connector normal control lead I986, .preparesacircuit for relays Hi3 and 2H] at contacts 2M, and opens a further point in the guard lead at contacts 208. Relay I25 operates over the following circuit; from battery, winding of relay I25, contacts I61 and I82 to ground. Relay I25, at make before break contacts I21 and I26, causes relay I30 to now operate over both of its windings instead of just the upper winding as had been the case heretofore. The increase in resistance in the dialing circuit from the toll operator over conductor Illl to battery at relay I30, caused by the insertion of the lower high resistance winding of relay I 30 in the circuit, gives the toll operator supervision indicating that the called party has answered the call.

On a call of this type, from a toll operator to a local subscriber, polar relay I50, although en-- ergized over both windings, will only operate in response to a reversal of current over conductors 202 and 203. The switch through relay 600 operates immediately after the operation of relay 620 so that the reversal of current momentarily sent by the operation of relay 620 is without effect. If, however, the toll operator is calling through this system to another toll trunk, reverse battery will be had from another repeater such as the one disclosed in Figures 1 and 2. Relay I50 would now operate and complete a circuit for relay I25 at contacts I5I which in turn.

would give the calling operator supervision as has been explained.

When line relay 265 was energized as previously described marking conductors 230 and 285 were grounded to cause the finder to find the calling line. Relay 360 is energized from ground on conductor 280, winding of relay 360, contacts 302, 36I, series chain contacts 3I4304, conductor 490, contacts 432, resistance 485 to battery. Contacts 303 are first to close, holding relay 300 energized after the above described primary energizing circuit, for all group relays 3003I0, is opened at contacts 302 and 304. Relay 320 operates over the following circuit; from grounded conductor 28 I, contacts 305, winding of relay 320, contacts 322, 362, series chain contacts 354-324, resistance 368 to battery. Contacts 323 are the first to close, holding relay 320 energized after the above described primary energizing circuit, for all unit relays 320350, is opened at contacts 322 and 324. Relay 360 is energized at contacts 325, further opening the primary operating circuits of the group relays at contacts 36I and the units relays at contacts 362. Relay 350, at contacts 363, prepares a timing circuit comprising relays 400, 4H], and 430. The operation of relays 400--430 together with the link distributor relays 4404'I0 operate in the same manner as set forth in the previously mentioned co-pending application. For the present it will only be necessary to understand that the illustrated wiring is for the last link in a group to receive the call by showing relay 410 energized, 460 de-energized, and conductor 394 connected through closed contacts 4| I, 46I, 4'12, conductor 463 to the connect relays 550 and 560. Relays 550 and 560 energize in multiple with relay 360 over the above traced circuit from ground at closed contacts 325. Relay 550 at contacts 55 I-555 extends conductors 391, 390, 396, 453 and 454 to the subgroup, or switching unit, relay 540, unit relays 530, 520 and group relays 5I0, 500, respectively.

The group relays 506, 5I0 are controllable either direct from corresponding group relays 300, 3I0 in the allotter when the group does not have restricted lines or from the auxiliary group relays 420, 480 when restricted lines are assigned. Unit relays 520-530 are controllable from allotter unit relays 320, 336 at contacts 326, 336 and also are controllable from allotter unit relays 340, 350 at contacts 341, 357 respectively. Re-

lays 340 and 350 representing the unit digits 6 and 0 also control subgroup, or switch unit, relay 540 at contacts 346 and 356. In this case relay 500 is operated from ground at contacts 42 I. Relay 320, operated in response to the grounding of conductor 28I, extends ground from contacts 32I over conductor 363, contacts 422, conductor 456, contacts 551, conductor 456 to the upper winding of relays 630 and 940 to battery. Relay 930 operates and locks up over its lower winding at contacts 93I to a main holding ground on conductor 596 (to be explained at a subsequent time) and also extends this ground through contacts.

936, conductor 699 to the lower winding of relay 625 and battery. Relay 625 operates and locks up over its upper winding and contacts 628 to grounded conductor 698 and extends this ground through the same contacts, conductor 5I9, contacts 5I6, conductor 586 to the upper winding of ergizedas described hereinbefore, relays 420, 500,

526, 930 and 640 are energized. Relay 420is energized from battery, winding of relay 420, conductor 366, contacts 30I to ground. Relay 420 at contacts 42I extends ground to conductor 454 and winding of relay 500 to battery. Relay 500 closes contacts for a group of ten lines, in-: cluding contacts 550i, 502, 503 and 5I8 for extend-. ing conductors 202, 203, and 204 to contacts 52I, 522 and 523, and for connectin conductor 5I6 to conductor 586 at contacts 5I8. Relay 520 is energized from battery, winding of relay 520, contacts 553, conductor 366 to ground at contacts 326. Contacts MI, 522, and 523 connect the extended conductors 202, 203 and 204 through contacts MI, 543 and 545 to conductors 506, 500 and 594 respectively. As previously described, relay 560 is energized in multiple with relay 550. An energizing circuit is closed at contacts 56I for line relay 6 I0 which is traceable from the ground, upper winding of relay 6l0, contacts 62I, 60I conductor 506, contacts 55L resistance 559, conductor 569, contacts 602, 623 and lower winding of relay 6H to battery. Relay M0 at contacts 6| I extends ground at contacts 663 for energizing relay 630. Relay 630 at contacts 63I closes a multiple ground through resistance 6I5 to relay 630 to hold relay 630 energized until contacts 6| I are opened. At contacts 633 relay 636 extends ground at contacts Bill to energize relay 640. Contacts 642 energize relay 660. Contacts 642 prepare a locking circuit for the relay 780. At contacts 664, relay 66%! connects ground to hold conductor 593. The energized relay 660 at contacts 66I extends ground at contacts 642 to conductor 594 .which energizes relays 290 and 210 in series over conductor 204, contacts 503, 523,

equipment in Figure 3 is in the normal position for extending a new call. Relays 506, 320, 290

7 and 21!! remain operated from .groundron conductors .593 and 594.

Link distributor Before proceeding with the description of the connector relays, the operation of the link distributor will be described.

From the previous description, relay 666 was operated after relay 568 energized. Relay 66!] opens contacts 669' and after relay 56!] is de-energized, contacts 562 are opened. This combination of relay 568 de-energized and relay .66!) energized opens the closed circuit between conductors 495 and 494 and relay 419 ole-energizes. Relay 410 .at contacts 411 will complete the chain circuit through contacts 461 to relay 446. An incomplete circuit is prepared at contacts 415 for re-energizing relay 416. It must be understood at this time that this busy link has relay 66-9 en-. ergized, therefore relay 419 can not be re-energ'ized because its operating circuit is opened at contacts 669. The same condition exists on all other busy links and each associated link relay such as 460, 416 can not be re-energized if the link is busy.

For explanatory purposes, we will assume that the link associated with relay 416 is idle. Relay 440, energized from closed chain contacts 411-461, extends ground from contact 442 to contacts 465,

4.! 5. All corresponding relays associated with idle links are energized in a like manner as will be explained for relay 419; from ground, contacts 442, 415, conductor 495, contacts 684, 669, conductor 494 and winding of relay 419 to battery.

Relay 419 at contacts 412 prepares an energizing circuit for connect relays 559, 566. Preceding relays such as 46!] are also operated in a like manner, and conductor 394 is extended to the corresponding link. After a call is extended by each preceeding allotted link, the associated distributor relays 46!), etc., are de-energized in the same manner as described for relay 419. Contacts such as 46! are reclosed and conductor 394 is extended through the contacts to the next link such as to contacts 412 to conductor 493.

If all links are busy, relays 46ll419 can not re-operate and relay 440 remains in the operated position. The circuit to the slow to release relay 4!5 remains open at contacts 44!. Relay M de-energizes after a slight delay and operates the all trunk busy register 434 from contacts 4l6. In addition chain contacts 46!, 41! extend conductor 394 to relay 459. If a call is initiated during the all link busy condition, ground at contacts 325 or similar contacts will energize relay 4150 and 369. A multiple holding circuit for relay 45.9 is completed from ground contacts 444 and 452. Relay 459 at contacts opens the timer circuit extending to the lower winding of relay 460. After a link becomes idle, the associated relay such as 469 or 410 is re-operated as described hereinbefore and relays 448, 450 will restore to the normal position.

In case an allotted link is not extended to a callin line within a pre-determined time period, calling line with a pre-determined time period on to the next link in the following manner. Relays 369, 329, 4151 together with 369, 559, and 569 are operated as previously described. Relay 368, at contacts 363, extends the time pulse lead TPl at timer 480 to conductor 49! and lower winding of relay 400. A ground pulse on T1?! conductor from the timer unit 480 energizes relay 409 which looks through contacts 49! to ground at contacts 325. Relay 499 at contacts 492 extends the second time pulseconductor TPZ to relay 4 I I]. The timer 480 is well known and is not shown in detail. It :is only necessary to know that the timer unit extends a ground pulse TPZ approximately three seconds after the time pulse to conductor TP-!. This time interval is of sufficient time duration for the normal extension of a link to the calling line and the release of relays 390, 32!]. We will assume the link is not extended and that relay 4 M] is operated after the stated time interval. At contacts 4!2, battery is extended from resistance 485 through contacts 43!, 463, 414, conductor 495, contacts 562, conductor 494, to relay 410 and battery. This battery connection to relay 419 shunts relay 4'!!! and relay 410 restores to assign a new link as hereinbefore described. Relay M0 at contacts 4! 3 energizes slow to operate relay 438. The operating delay for relay 439 is sufiicient to make the shunt effective to release rela 419 before contacts 43! are opened. Contacts 432 disconnects battery through resistance 4% so that any operated tens guard relay, such as relay 399, restores to prevent a faulty line circuit from holding the distributor and sequentially taking into use successive idle links. Contacts 365 open and relay 32!] restores. Contacts 325 open and relays 369 and 499 restore to open the circuits to relays 4!?) and 439. After contacts 394, 362 and 36! are reclosed, 300, 320 are again energized from relay 265 and the call is established over the next link. It is understood that any call having a preferred assignment will be extended before the released call is extended the second time.

Connector In the preceding description a call was established from the toll operator through the repeater and the line finder link Figure 5 to conductors 508, 589, in Figure 6 of the connector. Relay 6!!) was first energized from contacts 56!. After the described release of relay 560, relay 6! 0 is held in the energized position over the calling loop of the repeater in Figure 1. Further, relays 639, 649 and 666 are energized at contacts 6! 633 and 642,

. respectively, preparing the additional control paths.

We will now describe the operation of the connector in response to the toll operator dialing the .called station directory number 219 plus the ringing digit 1.

The loop circuit between the line conductors 598 and 5509 is successivel opened and closed at contacts !3! by relay I39 which follows the dial impulses sent over conductor I91 by the toll operator. Relay tit fol-lows these dial impulses, opening and closing contacts 6!!, 6|2 and 6!3. Relay 640, being slow to release, holds relay 660 energized during successive dial impulses. Relay 630 restores after contacts 6!! open and at contacts 634, ground is extended through contacts 686, 666, conductor 693, contacts H4, 115, conductor 128, contacts 8! 82!, 83!, winding of relay C! to battery. Re lay 919, connected to conductor 128 in multiple with relay C!, energizes over the circuit traced above. Slow to release relay 910 does not restore between successive dial pulses and at contacts 91 !-913 the control paths from contacts on relays C! to C9 are temporarily disabled. Relay C! at contacts 81! prepares a circuit for energizing relay 838 in series with relay C! after ground is removed from conductor 128 at springs 634. The above operations have taken place during the open period of the first impulse from the calling station dial. The dial springs again reclose and relay 6!!) is re-energized. The

energization of relay 6M is aided by a circuit through resistance 6M, contacts 6M, contacts M3 to ground at contacts 68L Ground t-hrough resistance 6M will not re-operate relay 6|!) until the loop between conductors 5G8 and 509 is reclosed at contacts I3I. Relay 650 is energized from contacts 623, 632. Relay 636 re-energizes from ground at contacts 65I, and contacts 6I I to battery at relay 630. Relay Bill at contacts 6I2 re-closes a multiple circuit for holding relay 640 from ground at contacts 63L Relay 630 at contacts 632 de-energizes relay 650 and at contacts 636 opens the impulsing circuit previously traced to relay CI. Relay C I remains energized from contacts 8'II, winding of relay 830, contacts 823, conductor I08, contacts Ti l, conductor 692, contacts 603, contacts 69 I, to ground at contacts 662. Prior to the re-operation of relay 630, ground through contacts 634 to conductor I28 shunted relay 830. Relay 830 now energizes in series with the winding of relay CI. lhe first described circuit to relay CI is further opened at contacts 553i and an energizing circuit for relay C2 is prepared at contacts 332 and M6. It should be noted at this time that the purpose of relay 650 is to insure an effective pulse to relay CI from contacts 630. Relay 636 normally can not be re-energized even if line relay 6H3 is energized until relay 650 closes contacts 65L Relay 650 energizes slower than relay CI, therefore it is obvious that should relay *6) be re-energized prematurely, the reenergizing path for rela 630 is not effective until a ground pulse of sufficient duration has been sent to relay CI to cause its operation.

In a like manner to that described for the energization of relays CI and 330, relays C2 and 920 are energized in response to the second impulse. Contacts 823 open and relays 830, Cl restore. Slow to release relay 910 remains in the operated position during successive impulses and prevents the counting relays from effectively energizing any transfer circuits during this period,

The first digit of the called number is 2. During the pause between digits, relays EIO, 630, 649 and 660 are energized, relay 910 restores and the following relay operations are completed. Relay 660 is energized from battery, winding of relay 860, conductor G82, contacts 816, conductor 3 of cable 968, contacts 9I2, 90I, 912, conductor I29, contacts 624, conductor 655 to ground at contacts 662. Relay 862 at contacts 862 closes a multiple holding circuit in series with relay 9I0 to ground on conductor 696. The ground circuit which operates relay 860 prevents relay 9I 6 from operating at this time. Relay 960 at contacts 86I energizes relay 690 from battery, lower winding of relay 696, conductor I06, contacts 901, an, conductor 908, contacts 86I, conductor 593 to ground at contacts till. Relay 6% at contacts 69! opens the holding ground circuit for relays 926 and C2. Relay 820 and C2 restore, removing the ground shunt to relay 9E0 at contacts 826 and 8'53. Relay 9i0 now energizes in series with relay 060, from contacts 862, conductor 999, winding of relay 9Iil, conductor 698 to ground at contacts 661. Relay 9H? at contacts M6 and SI? transfers the energizing circuit for relay 690 from conductor 903 to 982 and relay 696 ale-energizes.

The connector is now ready to receive the second digit 7. The operation for the first two impulses is the same as described for the first digit. Briefly summarized, relay 6!!) de-energizes relay 630 which energizes relay CI by extending ground from contacts 653i, contacts 634, 606, 666, conductor 593, contacts ll l, I15, conductor 72!}, con

tacts 8II, SZI, 83I to battery atrelay CI. The above traced circuit is extended through contacts 8'II, the winding of relay 830, contacts 823 to ground on conductor 100. After the first impulse, relays BID, 630 are again re-energized, ground is disconnected from pulse conductor 128 at contacts 634 and relay 830 is energized in series with the winding of relay CI. Relay C2 is connected to conductors 723 through contacts 816, 832. On the next impulse, ground is again connected to conductor 728 at contacts 634 energizing relay C2. At contacts 871 a circuit is prepared for energizing relay 820. After the second impulse, ground is again opened to conductor I28 at contacts 634 and relay 320 energizes. Relay 820 at contacts 923 opens the circuit for relays 830 and CI. Relays C2 and 320 prepare the energizing circuit for relay C3 at contacts 819 and 622. In a like manner relay C3 followed by relay 8I0 are energized from the third impulse which prepares an energizing circuit for relay G4 at contacts 882 and BIZ and de-energizes relays 620 and C2 at contacts M3. On the next impulse relay C4 followed by relay 330 are energized and relays C3 and 8I0 restore. In a similar manner successive impulses energize corresponding relays and after seven impulses, relays Cl and 830 are energized. Slow to release relays 640 and 970 together with relay 660 remain in the energized position during the dialing period. Relay 910 de-energizes during the interdigital pause. Contacts 9', 912, and 913 are reclosed, extending ground on conductor 655, contacts 832 over conductor I29, contacts 9T2, 913, 903 and 9I5, conductor 4 in cable 968, contacts 891 of relay Cl, conductor '10 in cable 826, contacts 864, conductor 964, contacts 953, conductor Hill, and winding of relay I030 to battery. Relay I030 energizes relay 690, and at contacts I034 prepares a self-locking circuit for relay I030 in series with relay 900. Relay 900 is shunted by the ground initially energizing relay I030 until the circuit to conductor 96I is opened at contacts 834. Relay 690 energizes over a circuit comprising ground at contacts 661, conductor 698, contacts I033, conductor 982, contacts 9I6, contacts 907, conductor I06, winding of relay 690 to battery. Relay 690 at contacts 69I tie-energizes relays 830 and Cl opening contacts 334 and 891 which disconnects ground from the primary operating circuit for relay I930. Relay 900 energizes in series with relay I630. At contacts 906 a circuit is prepared over which relay I000 energizes in case the next digit is greater than 5. Relay 900 at contacts 'I opens the circuit to relay 690 and at contacts 904, 903, transfers conductor 129 from conductor l to conductor 6 of cable 968. At contacts 902, conductor I29 is extended to conductor l of cable 968. Relay 690 de-energizes and prepares at contacts 69I a ground circuit for energizing relays 8 I 9-330 during the next digit.

The next digit 0 is dialed in a like manner. Relays (H0 and 630 follow the impulses and contacts 634 are opened and closed ten times. The counting relays CI to C0 together with the sequencerelays mil-830 are energized on each impulse as previously described. In a like manner relay 9'56 remains energized during impulses. After the tenth impulse, relays C0 and 830 are energized and relay 910 restores, energizing relay I020 by connecting grounded conductor I29 at contacts 972 to conductor I of cable 968 by Way of contacts 932, 92 I, contacts 8I6, conductor 966 and winding of relay I020 to battery. On the sixth impulse, relay C6 energizes relay I000 from ground AClUGI Q .555, contacts 893, conductor I in 11 cable 969, contacts 906, 927, conductor 983, relay I000 to battery. Relay I000 at contacts I007 locks to ground on conductor 698. At contacts I002, I004, I006, conductors 637, 652, and 659 are extended to contacts on the unit relays IOI0, I020, that correspond to lines that end in digits 6 to 0. At contacts I029, a holding circuit is prepared for relay I020 in series with relay 920. Battery for energizing relay 920 is shunted by the ground on conductor 966 at the coil I020. Relay 690 is energized at contacts I028 from ground on conductor 698, contacts I028, conductor 986, contacts 9 I8 and 928, conductor 706 to battery at the coil of relay 690. At contacts 69I, conductor 708 is disconnected from ground and relays C and 830 restore, opening contacts 834 and 8I8. Relay 920 no energizes in series with relay I020. Relay 920 at contacts 927 opens the energizing circuit for relay I000 and at contacts 923 prepares a circuit over which relay 7 I0 energizes after the next digit is dialed. Relay I000 is maintained energized over its upper winding, contacts I007 to grounded conductor 698. Relay 690 is de-energized at contacts 928 and the counting relays are again ready to receive the next series of impulses. It is understood that the called line is free and battery is extended from the cutoff relay in the called partys line circuit (not shown) through conductor I083, contacts I059, I027, I006 to conductor 650. Relay 920 at contacts 925 extends the above traced test circuit by way of conductor 738 and contacts 776 to the upper winding of relay 780 which energizes from ground on conductor 696 by way of contacts 668 and 607. Relay 780 at contacts 786 locks to ground on contact 642' and at contacts 785 the energizing winding of relay 780 is shunted. Relay 780 at contacts TM and 782 prepares a circuit between back bridge relay atcontacts 87I in series with the coil of relay 830. Relay 630 re-energizes, opens contacts 634, and removes ground from pulse conductor 728. Relay 830 previously shunted, now energizes. Re-- lay CI at contacts 872 extends ringing interrupter conductor RI to conductor 745. Relay 970 restores, and relay H0 energizes from ground on conductor 655 at contacts 662, contacts 834, conductor 729, contacts 972 and 973, contacts 904 and 923, conductor 736, contacts 7I6, coil of relay 7I0 to battery. Relay IIO energizes and locks at contacts 7I7 to ground on conductor 655 and at contacts 7I4 opens the pulsing circuit. At contacts 7I3, a circuit is prepared for energizing relay 730. At the start of each ringing cycle of the interrupter 76I a pulse of battery is momentarily connected to conductor PU-I for energizing relay 730 by way of contacts 84I, conductor 744, contacts 734 and I88, upper winding of pickup relay 730, contacts 704 and H3, conductor I29, contacts 834, conductor 655 to ground at contacts 662. Relay 730 energizes and locks at contacts 735, conductor I I8, contacts 589, conductor 7I9 to a normally closed source of battery at interrupter 76 I Relay 730 at contacts 73I and 732 extends ring ing control paths 745 and 746 to ring relays 750 and 760 of which only the relay 750 is effective when the ringing digit is 1. Since digit 2 was dialed as a first digit, relay 840 is not energized and only relay 750 is responsive to ringing ground pulses from the interrupter 76!. The circuit for relay 750 is traceable from battery of relay 750, contacts 73I, 7II, conductor I45, contacts 872, conductor RI to ground pulses from interrupter I6I'. Relay 750 is energized in response to the described ground pulses on the ringing interrupter conductor RI and at contacts 755 closes ringing circuit to the called line conductor I082 from ringing generator GEN., winding of ring cutoff relay 740, contacts I55, 704- and I82, conductor 652, contacts I004, I026 and I058, conductor I082 to the called station. Relay 750 at contacts 753 connects ground to the other line conductor I08I as a return path for the ringing circuit in case of bridged ringing and also for operating the ring cutoff relay 740 when the called party answers. This circuit may be traced from ground, contacts I53, 762 and 78I, conductor 637, contacts I002, I025 and I057 to conductor I08I and the called line. The ringing current is alternating current and includes a direct current battery potential for energizing the ring cutoir relay 740 when the called party answers. Relay 740 is energized over the previously traced line circuits when the called party answers. Relay 740 at contacts 74I energizes relay 690 over conductor 706 from the previously described ground on conductor 729. Contacts 69I disconnect ground from conductors 692 and 708 and relays 830 and CI restore. At contacts 872 the ringing interrupter conductor RI is disconnected from relay I50. At contacts 834 ground is disconnected from conductor 729 and relay 730 restores, further opening the circuit of relay 750.

Referring back to the prior description wherein ringing current is connected to the called line by the energization of relay 750. At contacts 756, relay 720 is energized at that time. Relay 720 at contacts 72I and 723 opens the transmission circuit of the called line. At contacts 722 and 724 ground and battery, through ressitance 725, is connected to conductors 637 and 652. Relay 720 is slow to release and will hold momentarily after relay 750 restores. Thus ground and battery are connected to the called line to drain any foreign potentials that remain on the called line after ringing current is applied before the line is extended to relay 700.

After the drain relay 720 restores the called line is extended to relay 700 over conductors I08I and I082, contacts I057, I058, I025 and I026, contacts I002 and I004, conductors 637 and 652, contacts 78I and 782, 762 and 764, 752 and I54,

72I and 723, 794 and 796 to the upper and lower winding of back bridge relay 700. When the called party answers, relay 700 energizes and at contacts 70I, energizes relay 620 over conductor 653. Relay 620 at contacts 623 connects ground from contacts 646 over conductor 625, contacts 778, conductor 746' to battery at relay 600. Relay 600 thus energized, at contacts 604, connects grounded conductor 594 to conductor 659 to maintain ground on the control lead of the called line, thus maintaining the line busy when ground 'is removed at contacts 607, looks up to ground on conductor 646 through contacts 609, and at contacts GUI and 602, switches the calling lines 508 and 509 through to the called parties lines clear of all unnecessary bridges and attachments. At contacts SM and 602', relay 600 disconnects the line relay 6I0 which restores and opens the circuit for relay 630 at contacts 6| I. Relay 630 now restores and opens the circuit for slow to release relay 040 at contacts 633. After a slight delay relay 040 restores and opens the locking circuit for relay 180 at contacts 642. Relay 100 restores and disconnects the back bridge relay 100 from the line at contacts 18I and 182. Relay 100 restores and in turn causes relay 020 to, restore at contacts I. At contacts 642, relay 040 disconnects ground from relay 600 and conductor 594 thereby removing the shunt from around the lower winding of relay 250, thus permitting relay 250 to operate in series with relays 260 and 660 as has been hereinbefore explained. Relay 560 is maintained operated over this circuit to hold the connector relays operated under the control of the repeater. Talking battery for the called party is now had at relay I80 in the repeater.

If the called line is busy, test relay 180 will not find battery and hence will not operate, but ground will be returned from the line circuit (not shown) over conductor I083, contacts I 059, I021, I006, conductor 059, contacts 024, conductor 058,

contacts 605, conductor 651, and winding of busy relay 110 to battery. Relay 110 operates and locks to ground on conductor 655 at contacts 113, and closes a circuit at contacts 112 which sends 60 pulses of ground per minute over conductor 054, through contacts 626 and the lower winding of relay 620 to battery. Relay 020 now follows the pulses of ground alternately operating and restoring and at contacts 022 and 020reversesbattery sixty times a minute. Electro-polarized re-- lay I50 now energizes 60 times a minute in response to the battery reversals and at contacts I5I causes relay I to follow the energization of relay I50. At contacts I21, relay I 25 gives the toll operator supervision, in a manner hereinbefore described, denoting a busy condition in the connection.

Upon the completion of the conversation, the connection is released by the toll operator after supervision is received from the called party. When the called party hangs up, the loop circuit over which line relay I80 is operating is opened and consequently relay I80 restores. In restoring, relay I80 opens the energizing circuit of slow to release relay 200 at contacts I8! and opens the circuit to relay I25 and the lower Winding of relay I60 at contacts H32. and at make before break contacts I20 and I21, maintains relay I energized over its upper winding alone instead of over both windings as had been the case. This results in a decrease of the resistance in the dialing loop to the toll operator, thus indicating to her that the called party has hung up and the connection is to be released. In response to this supervision, the toll operator now removes ground from conductor I01 in a well known manner thereby causing relay I30 to restore. Relay I30 opens the energizing circuit for slow to release relay I at contacts I32. Relay I35 restores after a slight delay and opens the energizing circuit for the upper winding of relay I00 at contacts I30. Relay I,60, at contacts I54, opens the energizing circuit for relays 250, 260, 210, 290 and 000. It will be remembered that the ground at contacts 241 was holding relay 250 operated in series multiple with relays 260, 210, 290, and 500. The release of the hold slave relay 000 in the connector causes the finder connector link to restore to normal by removing the holding grounds at contacts 004, 062, and 061. The system is now restored and may be used on subsequent calls.

Relay I25 restores Suppose now that a call is initiated by a local subscriber to the toll operator B. It is thought unnecessary to give a detailed description of the connector operation on an outgoing call, reference being had to the aforementioned application for such a description. Suffice it to say that the connector operates responsive to a single dialled digit such as 0 to connect the calling subscribers line to conductors I 084, I085, and I005 of the repeater in Figure 2. The connector, in connecting with conductors I084, I005, and I080, operates its units relay mm which extends the ground from contacts 601 and conductor608 throughcontacts IOI1, conductor 088, contacts 0I0, conductor 142, contacts 111, conductor 101, and winding of relay 000 to battery. Relay 600 operates and switches the calling lines through the connector as before. Line relay I in the repeater now operates over the circuit from ground, upper winding of relay I80, contacts I1I, repeater coil LI, conductor 202', contacts 251, conductor I084, contacts I043, IBM, IBM, conductor 031, contacts 00!, subscribers loop circuit extending through, the finder, contacts 602, conductor 052, contacts I003, IOI2, I044, conductor I005, contacts 259, conductor 203", repeater coil L2, contacts I12, and lower winding of relay I80 to battery. Relay I80 operates and completes an obvious energizing circuit for relay 200 at contacts I BI and prepares a circuit for relay I25 at contacts I82. Hold slave relay 660 is maintained operated now from ground at contacts 241, lower winding of relay 250, contacts 200, conductor I080, contacts I045, HHS, I005, conductor 059, contacts 004, GSI and winding of relay 060 to battery. Relay 660 holds the connector and finder relays operated under the control of the repeater. Relay 200 also completes an energizing circuit for relay 2I 0 at contacts 201 and. opens a point in theguard lead at contacts 208, thus busying the repeater to incoming calls. Relay 2I0 operates from ground at contacts I00, through conductor I29, contacts 201, and winding of relay 2I0 to battery, thus closing a point in a timing circuit to relay 245 at contacts H5 and preparing a locking circuit for relay 200 at contacts 2I0. Relay 2I0 closes a point in an energizing circuit for relay 220 at contacts M3 and completes the motor start circuit for the ringing machine at contacts 2 I I. Relay I I 0 now operates from ground at contacts I08, conductor I20, contacts 201, conductor I04, contacts I2I, HM, and winding of relay IIO to battery. Relay IIO thus energized opens a circuit to relay I00 at contacts III, and prepares a start circuit for relay I20 at contacts H3. Relay I20 will operate when the ringing machine builds up enough speed and voltage to operate effectively, at which time ground will be returned over the generator test lead through contacts H0 and the winding of relay 20 to battery. Relay I20 thus, operated opens the energizing circuit of relay H0 at contacts I2I, completes a circuit to relay I25 at contacts I 22, and at contacts I23 connects direct generator (not shown) through resistance Rs, contacts I04 and I23 to conductor I01 and the toll operators position. Relay IIO restores thus completing an energizing circuit to relay I00 at contacts III, and opening the energizing circuit of relay 520 at contacts IIZ. Relay I 00 operates before relay I20 restores and opens a further point in the energizing circuit of relay II 0 at contacts IOI, completes a locking circuit for itself at contacts I03, removes generator from conductor I01 at contacts I04, and maintains relay I25'operated at contacts I05 from ground at contacts I82. Relay I in restoring opens the si nalling circuit and closes the supervisory circuit at contacts I23. Relay I09 is now locked energized from ground at contacts I68 through contacts 201, I03, III, and winding of relay I09 to battery.

The splash of generator which is applied to conductor I01 signals the toll operator as to the calling condition of the trunk in the well known manner. The toll operator, in response to this signal, plugs into the calling trunk and grounds conductor I01 thus causing relay I39 to energize and since relay I is operated, relay I energizes over both windings. Relay I30, at contacts I32, completes an obvious energizing circuit for relay I which operates and completes a circuit for relay 220 at contacts I39. Relay 220 now operates over the following circuit; from ground, contacts I39, conductor I06, contacts 2 I 3, 234, and the upper winding of relay 220 to battery. Relay 220 thus energized connects a bridge, including a condenser and the upper winding of relay 250, across the line at contacts 223 and 225. Relay 220 is a weighted spring relay of the type disclosed in Patent 1,641,256 issued September 6, 1927 to John Erickson. When relay 229 operates, its weighted spring 221 vibrates several seconds, preventing immediate operation of slow to operate relay 230. When the weighted spring finally comes to rest, contacts 224 are closed and relay 230 operates from ground at contacts I39 through conductor I06, contacts H3, 224, and the winding of relay 230 to battery. Relay 230 thus operated opens the motor start circuit at contacts 2: and at make before break contacts 232 and 234, opens the energizing circuit of relay 220 which restores and removes the bridge from across the line at contacts 223 and 225. Relay 230 is maintained energized through contacts 232, 2I3 and I39.

If the call to the toll operator is originating from a paystation telephone, a distinctive paystation tone will be applied to the control conductor I086 in a well known manner. Relay 250 will act as a tone transformer and the paystation tone will appear across the line (conductors 202 and 203') via the aforementioned bridge of which the upper winding of relay 250 is an element. When relay 220 operates, the tone is connected across the line at contacts 223 and 225 for a length of time equal to the time of vibration of weighted spring 221 plus the operating time of slow to operate relay 230. If the toll operator, while completing the call, forgets the character of the calling station, she can re-establish the tone circuit by momentarily unplugging. In so doing, relays I36 and I35 will restore, the latter at contacts I39 opening the circuit to relay 230 which in turn will restore. Upon replugging, relays I30 and I35 will again operate completing theenergizing circuit to relay 220 at contacts I39 and the splash of tone again appears across the line. The connection is released in a manner similar to the first case. Relay I80 restores when the calling local subscriber hangs up causing relay I25 to restore at contacts I82. In restoring, relay I25 causes relay I30 to operate over its upper winding alone thus giving the toll operator supervision in a now familiar manner. The toll operator releases the connection as before, by removing ground from conductor I01.

Consider now the operation of the system when a call is initiated from a trunk, through the in- Stant exchange to the toll trunk T. Suppose now that the call comes into the exchange through a repeater and line circuit similar to those shown in Figures 1 and 2, and the finder finds the calling trunk on conductors 201, 208, and 209 of Figure 5. A clearer picture of the proposed connection may be had by referring to Figure 1 of the aforementioned application. The connection to be explained originates at a toll board like I6, through a repeater, line circuit, finder, connector, and a second repeater to a toll board like 290 which in this case is represented by the toll operators position B. Both repeaters in this connection are like the repeater disclosed in Figures 1 and 2. The incoming repeater operation is similar to that described for the toll to local connection. Relays I30, I35, I60, I10, and line relay 265 in the line circuit are operated when the repeater is seized by the calling operator when she grounds conductor I01. The line circuit associated with the calling trunk will extend ground over conductors I and I82 to operate relays 300 and 330 in Figure 3. Relay 300 operates relay 420 at contacts 30I and relay 330 ex,- tends ground from contacts 33I over conductor 392, contacts 426, conductor 451, contacts 558, conductor 451, and lower winding of relay 930 to battery. Relay 930 extends the ground from contacts 661 and conductor 698, through contacts 936 to conductor 599 and the lower Winding of relay 625 to battery. The connector responds to the dialing of the single digit 0 by the calling operator to connect with the trunk repeater of Figures 1 and 2 over conductors I084, I085, and I986. In completing this connection, units relay I0 I 0 operates and extends the ground from contacts 661 on conductor 698 through contacts IOI1, conductor 986, contacts 9I9', conductor 142, contacts 111, conductor 101, and winding of relay 600 to battery. Relay 600, as in the previous cases, switches the calling line through the connector clear of all bridges and attachments. Relays 6I0, 620, and 640 de-energize but slow to release relay 640 does not restore at once. Relay 625 now extends ground from contacts 629, over conductor 126, through the group access relays (not shown but like Figure 12 of the aforementioned application) and back to relay 240 over the extra control lead EC. Relay 240 operates and locks up to grounded conductor I086 at contacts 242. The operation of relay 600 causes relay I88 in the outgoing repeater to operate in series with the upper winding of a relay like I 50 in the incoming repeater. Relay I80 energizes relay 200 at contacts NH and relay 200 extends the ground from contacts 241 and the lower winding of relay 250, through contacts 209, conductor I086, contacts I045, IOI3, I005, conductor 659, contacts 604, 66I, and winding of relay 660 to battery. A similar ground is being extended from the incoming repeater as follows; (consider the repeater of Figures 1 and 2 to be the incoming repeater for the moment) from ground at contacts 241 through the lower winding of relay 258, conductor I I4, contacts I64, conductor II5, contacts 29L 269, conductor 209 (instead of conductor 224), contacts 506, 533, 545,

conductor 594, contacts 65L and winding of relay 660 to battery. It is seen that hold slave relay 860 is being held operated from two separate grounds from the two repeaters each circuit including the lower winding of a relay like relay 250. The current flowing through each of these circuits is insufficient to cause either of the relays like relay 250 to operate.

The called toll operator now grounds conductor In! causing" relays I30, l35,;22fl, and 225 to operate. --The ground at contacts B9 is extended over conductor I06, contacts H3, 2 to relay 255 and battery. Relay 255 reverses battery connectionsat contacts 256 and 258 thus causing the relay like relay I50 in the incomingrepeater to operate and indicate to the calling operator that the called operator has answered in a manner previously described. Talking battery for this part of the connection is furnished at relay I80 in the outgoing repeater.

The connection is released by the last operator to unplug. The operators receive local supervision when the conversation is completed. The last operator to unplug will remove the last holding ground circuit for relay 660 hence relay 660 will restore and release the operated finder and connector relays in a now familiar manner.

Having described the invention, what is new and is desired to be protected by Letters Patent will be set forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

l. an all relay type telephone system, calling and called local lines, a repeater, an allrelay connector including a line relay and a back bridge relay, said line relay having two windings through the medium of which talking current is fed to the calling line in response to said connector being included in a connection between said local calling and called lines, said back bridge relay also having two windings through the medium of which talking current is fed to said called line responsive to said connector being included in said connection between said local calling and called lines, means in said connector operated to disconnect said line relay and said back bridge relay responsive to said connector and said repeater being included in a different connection, said different connection including a called one of said local lines, and means in said repeater for feeding talking current to the local called line when said connector is included in said different connection.

2. In an all-relay type telephone system, calling and called local lines, a repeater, and a trunk line connected to said repeater; a connector, means in said connector for furnishing talking current to said local calling and called lines responsive to said connector being included in a connection therebetween, a second means in said connector operated responsive to said connector being included in a connection resulting from a call being initiated over said trunk line and through said repeater to said connector and said called local line for disconnecting said first means, a third means in said connector operated responsive to said called line being found busy in the extension of said last mentioned call for repeatedly reversing battery connections to said repeater, and relay means insaid repeater operate in response to said battery reversals for causing a signal to be sent back over said trunk line by changing the resistance of an element of said trunk line.

3. In a telephone system, an all-relay connector, a trunk line, a repeater terminating said trunk line, said repeater including a relay, a called line, said connector being accessible to said trunk line and having access to said called line, means responsive to, an incoming call over said trunk line and repeater for operatively connecting said repeater to said connector, the connection between said repeater and said connector including two talking conductors and a control conductor, means in said connector, operill 18 ated upon seizure of said connector, for connecting ground to-said' control conductor thereby shunting said relay, means controlled from said repeater for operating said connector to complete, a connection from: said trunk line to said called operation of said first relay, and a talking battery source in said repeater connected to said talking conductors in response to said operation of said third relay.

4. In a telephone system, a called line, a repeater terminating an incoming trunk line, an all-relay connector having access to said called line, means responsive to an incoming call over said trunk line and repeater for operatively connecting said repeater to said connector, means controlled from said repeater for operating said connector to complete a connection from said incoming trunk line to said called line, a battery feed bridge in said connector, means in said connector for connecting said battery feed bridge to said called line in response to the establishment of said connection, a relay in said repeater having its operating winding shunted in response to the connection of said repeater to said connector, means responsive to a party on the called line answering for removing said shunted condition of said relay to operate said relay, means in said connector also responsive to the party on said called line answering for disconnecting said battery feed bridge from said called line, and means in said repeater responsive to the operation of said relay for thereafter feeding talking battery to said called line.

5. In an all relay connector accessible from incoming trunk lines and local calling lines and having access to outgoing trunk lines and local called lines, talking conductors in said connector, a line relay normally connected to said conductors for controlling the operation of said connector and for feeding talking battery in the direction of an incoming call, a back bridge relay for feeding talking battery to called local lines, a test relay operated in response to the establishment of a connection to one of said called lines for connecting said back bridge relay to said conductors, means for operating said back bridge relay in response to a party on said called line answering, a switch through relay operative to disconnect said line relay from said conductors to release said line relay, means for operating said switch through relay in response to a calling one of said lines operatin said connector to establish a connection to one of said outgoing trunk lines to thereby disconnect said line relay from said talking conductors to release said line relay, means for thereafter feeding talking battery from said outgoing trunk line over said conductors to said calling line, means responsive to the operation of said back bridge relay in an established connection betweenone of said incoming trunk lines and said called line for operating said switch-through relay to disconnect said line relay from said conductors to thereby release said line relay, means responsive to the release of said line relay for releasing said test relay to disconnect said back bridge relay from said conductors, and means for thereafter feeding talking battery from said incoming trunk lines over said conductors to said called lines.

6. In a telephone system as claimed in claim 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS including means controlled from said incoming Number Name Date 7 trunk line after the release of said line relays for 2 003 903 Evers July 23 1935 maintaining said established connection under 2023239 'L L: Dec 1935 control from said incoming trunk line. 5 2:177:079 Saunders Oct 2 1939 2,287,383 Lomax June 23, 1942 ROY W- JONES 2,317,833 Voss Apr. 27, 1943 2,359,625 Crocker Oct. 3, 1944 REFERENCES CITED 3 2,427,650 Bakker Sept. 23, 1947, The following references are of record in the 2,4 1,850 Vgss Dec. 2, 1947 file of this patent! 2,443,945 Bellamy June 22, 19% 

